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On the asymmetry of the land‐breeze sea‐breeze circulation
Author(s) -
Pearson R. A.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
quarterly journal of the royal meteorological society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.744
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1477-870X
pISSN - 0035-9009
DOI - 10.1002/qj.49710142909
Subject(s) - sea breeze , circulation (fluid dynamics) , climatology , atmosphere (unit) , asymmetry , meteorology , environmental science , atmospheric sciences , geology , geography , mechanics , physics , quantum mechanics
Land‐ and sea‐breeze circulations are simulated in a mathematical model, using a stably stratified atmosphere as a basic state. The results show that the land‐breeze is weaker than the sea‐breeze even although the heat contrast at the coast is identical in both cases. This is consistent with estimates of the corresponding model energy available potential.